Steven Jones

In 2013, a woman’s body was discovered in a water tank in Los Angeles; her disappearance would attract the attention of people around the globe. Elisa Lam …

Faceless technology corporations like Google, Amazon, and Apple are worth billions of dollars and seem like magical, circuit-driven monoliths, seemingly inaccessible to the common man.  Most …

At the age of 22, Irma Grese was barely an adult when she was led from her prison cell to be executed. She was a beautiful …

Phineas Gage suffered a head injury that ought to have killed him instantly—but it didn’t. Although he survived a gory accident with an iron rod …

When you think of spiritual dedication, you may think of monks or nuns – people who dedicate their whole existence to a higher power. These …

Barnum & Bailey Circus dubbed itself “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The traveling circus featured trapeze artists, acrobats, clowns, and even a human cannonball. In …

When considering the largest navies in the world during the twentieth century, some obvious contenders come to mind, like the United States and the Soviet …

Today, North Korea is globally known, and sometimes feared, for its antagonism on the global stage. The Kim family, which rules over the nation with …

Violet Jessop’s story is one of the most remarkable shipwreck survival stories in maritime history. Not only did she survive one shipwreck, but she survived three! And these weren’t …

Nearly one hundred years ago, 75-year-old Marvin Clark left his home in Tigard, Oregon, to visit his daughter in Portland and vanished, igniting what would …